Our meetings are held at Homestead Village - Activities Room, 1800 Village Circle, Lancaster, PA at 7:00 p.m.
Upcoming meetings:
Completed meetings:
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Program: "Nature Journaling"
Speaker: Carol A. Welsh, Ph.D
572 Buttonwood Farm Road
Millersville, PA 17551
717-808-1041 Cell, 717-872-5009 Home
Carol has invented a method of journaling as a way to see more in the environment. Learn how to keep your own Nature Journal and make thinking like a naturalist a habit. She will demonstrate how to document the natural world in a personal journal. Nature Journaling will provide opportunities to see your travel experience or your own back yard in a completely different way.
Program: "Nature Journaling"
Speaker: Carol A. Welsh, Ph.D
572 Buttonwood Farm Road
Millersville, PA 17551
717-808-1041 Cell, 717-872-5009 Home
Carol has invented a method of journaling as a way to see more in the environment. Learn how to keep your own Nature Journal and make thinking like a naturalist a habit. She will demonstrate how to document the natural world in a personal journal. Nature Journaling will provide opportunities to see your travel experience or your own back yard in a completely different way.
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Program: "Grow Your Own Cutting Garden"
Speaker: Kathy Jentz
826 Philadelphia Ave
Silver Springs, MD 20910
240-603-1461
kathyjentz@gmail.com
Kathy is Editor, Publisher and Founder of Washington Gardener Magazine. Kathy is a life-long gardener from a family of farmers and dedicated gardeners. Her philosophy is inspiration over perspiration. Currently, she is President of the Silver Spring Garden Club and on the board of several other clubs and organizations.
Click here for an overview of the presentation
Program: "Grow Your Own Cutting Garden"
Speaker: Kathy Jentz
826 Philadelphia Ave
Silver Springs, MD 20910
240-603-1461
kathyjentz@gmail.com
Kathy is Editor, Publisher and Founder of Washington Gardener Magazine. Kathy is a life-long gardener from a family of farmers and dedicated gardeners. Her philosophy is inspiration over perspiration. Currently, she is President of the Silver Spring Garden Club and on the board of several other clubs and organizations.
Click here for an overview of the presentation
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Program: "Fantastic Finches"
Speaker: Daniel Hinnebusch
Wild Birds Unlimited
1947 Fruitville Pike
Lancaster. PA 17601
717-208-6881
Dan Hinnebusch, professional wildlife biologist, ornithologist and environmental scientist will give a talk and slide presentation on our frequent backyard visitor and the garden club's bird, the acrobatic yellow American Goldfinch, Spinus tristis. Dan will also talk about finches worldwide and Darwin's famous finch studies on The Galapagos Islands.
Note to members: Please bring flowers from your garden. We will make bouquets to cheer Homestead Healthcare residents.
Program: "Fantastic Finches"
Speaker: Daniel Hinnebusch
Wild Birds Unlimited
1947 Fruitville Pike
Lancaster. PA 17601
717-208-6881
Dan Hinnebusch, professional wildlife biologist, ornithologist and environmental scientist will give a talk and slide presentation on our frequent backyard visitor and the garden club's bird, the acrobatic yellow American Goldfinch, Spinus tristis. Dan will also talk about finches worldwide and Darwin's famous finch studies on The Galapagos Islands.
Note to members: Please bring flowers from your garden. We will make bouquets to cheer Homestead Healthcare residents.
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
Program: "Opening the Garden Gates"
Speaker: Gregg Tepper
Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek, DE
greggtepper@delawaregardens.org
Gregg Tepper, Director of Horticulture at Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek DE, will be giving us a talk explaining how a brand new public Botanic Garden is created from conception to completion. the presentation will be illustrated with slides of the location, plans, layout, future phases, and planting schemes. "This inspirational, educational, and sustainable garden will benefit and delight residents and visitors alike."
Program: "Opening the Garden Gates"
Speaker: Gregg Tepper
Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek, DE
greggtepper@delawaregardens.org
Gregg Tepper, Director of Horticulture at Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek DE, will be giving us a talk explaining how a brand new public Botanic Garden is created from conception to completion. the presentation will be illustrated with slides of the location, plans, layout, future phases, and planting schemes. "This inspirational, educational, and sustainable garden will benefit and delight residents and visitors alike."
Wednesday, September 5, 2017
Program: "Climate Change and Citizen Engagement"
Speaker: Jerry Lee Miller
1140 Louise Avenue
Lancaster, PA 17601
717-519-9166
Note to members: Please bring flowers from your garden. We will make bouquets to cheer Homestead Healthcare residents.
Program: "Climate Change and Citizen Engagement"
Speaker: Jerry Lee Miller
1140 Louise Avenue
Lancaster, PA 17601
717-519-9166
Note to members: Please bring flowers from your garden. We will make bouquets to cheer Homestead Healthcare residents.
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Program: "Shrubs"
Speaker: Kris Groff Barry
Groff's Plant Farm
6128 Street Road
Kirkwood, PA 17536
717-529-3001
Kris is a substitute for the original speaker who had to cancel. Kris will be speaking about shrubs (that was the originally scheduled topic) and will bring some plants for sale.
Program: "Shrubs"
Speaker: Kris Groff Barry
Groff's Plant Farm
6128 Street Road
Kirkwood, PA 17536
717-529-3001
Kris is a substitute for the original speaker who had to cancel. Kris will be speaking about shrubs (that was the originally scheduled topic) and will bring some plants for sale.
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Program: "Garden Photos from the U.S. and Abroad"
Speaker: Nikolas Buescher, Executive Director
Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Center
Lancaster General Health/Penn Medicine
Lancaster, PA
Nik grew up in Minnesota and came to the East Coast for his education. He has a passion for visiting gardens around the world. He will present his spectacular photos and share his travel experiences. Many of his photos hang in the Cancer Center.
Program: "Garden Photos from the U.S. and Abroad"
Speaker: Nikolas Buescher, Executive Director
Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Center
Lancaster General Health/Penn Medicine
Lancaster, PA
Nik grew up in Minnesota and came to the East Coast for his education. He has a passion for visiting gardens around the world. He will present his spectacular photos and share his travel experiences. Many of his photos hang in the Cancer Center.